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“...there are people who try to look as if they are doing a good and thorough job, and then there are the people who actually damn well do it, for its own sake.”

Book:Free Fall in Crimson

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Free Fall in Crimson

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John D. MacDonald

John D. MacDonald was an American writer renowned for his crime novels. His works are known for their intricate plots and complex characterizations, which have had a profound impact on the development of crime fiction. more

“It is interesting that this thoroughness, which is a virtue, is often misunderstood. When someone says a thing has been done scientifically, often all he means is that it has been done thoroughly. I have heard people talk of the "scientific" extermination of the Jews in Germany. There was nothing scientific about it. It was only thorough. There was no question of making observations and then checking them in order to determine something. In that sense, there were "scientific" exterminations of people in Roman times and in other periods when science was not so far developed as it is today and not much attention was paid to observation. In such cases, people should say "thorough" or "thoroughgoing," instead of "scientific.”

Science Thoroughness

Author:Richard Feynmann

“The trouble with the world was that nobody stopped or took any care.”

Work Ethic Craftsmanship Thoroughness

Book:A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

Source: A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

“Говорила Катя медленно, нараспев, всё делала с толком и никогда не спешила.”

Thoroughness

Book:В стране невыученных уроков

Source: В стране невыученных уроков

“I'm not Sherlock Holmes or Philo Vance. I don't expect to go over ground the police have covered and pick up a broken pen point and build a case from it. If you think there is anybody in the detective business making a living doing that sort of thing, you don't know much about cops.”